Adult Sexual Solicitation and Sexually Explicit Language

Community Guidelines

Policy Rationale

We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. However, we draw the line at content that facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults or when content asks for or offers pornographic or sexual content. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.

We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.

We do not allow:

Content that offers, asks or provides methods of contact for prostitution, which is defined as asking for or offering oneself for sexual encounters in exchange for money or anything of value by:
  • Offering or asking for sexual encounters (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • Using slang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, or any signal of a transaction for money or something of value, location, or contact information
  • Engaging in sexual solicitation combined with a price or any signal of a transaction for money or something of value
  • Depicting or mentioning sexual encounters or partners with a price or any signals of monetary or in-kind transactions.
  • Recruiting or offering other people for third-party commercial sex work is covered by the Human Exploitation policy.

Content that engages in sexual solicitation by, offering, asking or providing methods of contact for sexual encounters such as:

  • Sexual intercourse or stimulation
  • Oral sex
  • Sexual Fetishes
  • Sex chats or conversations
  • Sexual or erotic massages
  • Erotic dancing or stripping
  • Sharing of nude imagery (such as nudes, sex videos)

Content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquire pornographic material, or contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.

Sexually explicit language that uses explicit or graphic detail about:

  • Genitals
  • States of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
  • Sexual Encounters
  • The above does not include content shared in a humorous, satirical context or as sexual cursing

We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do not prohibit discussing sexual practices under the policy.